More Than 100 Arrested Protesting Netanyahu at United Nations
More than 100 protesters were arrested outside the U.N. General Assembly while demonstrating against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Mayor Zohran Mamdani an anti-semite during a contentious speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, as more than 100 protesters, including Democratic House candidates, entertainers and other elected officials, were arrested outside. “Shame on you. Shame on you for distorting the facts,” Netanyahu said, calling out New York’s […]
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